Book details: LETLAND: IR KULTUR, EKONOMIK, MELUKHE ORDNUNG, POLITIK, GEZELSHAFTLEKHKEYT, KURORTN
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LETLAND: IR KULTUR, EKONOMIK, MELUKHE ORDNUNG, POLITIK, GEZELSHAFTLEKHKEYT, KURORTN
Imprint: Riga: Aroysgegebn Fun Der Prese Opteylung Funm Letlendishn Oysern-Ministeryum, 1929
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
1st edition. Original paper wrappers inside later stiff pamphlet protector. 8vo. 128 pages with illustrations, portraits, maps; 23 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to “Latvia: Her Culture, Economy, Government, Politics, Society, and Resorts. ” A Latvian tour guide of sorts for Yiddish speakers, printed by the press division of the Latvian foreign ministry. The author hailed from Riga, Latvia where “he was a speaker for the press division of the Latvian foreign ministry. He contributed to the Riga Yiddish daily newspaper Frimorgn (Morning) and was the author of a series of Yiddish-language guides to Latvia which the Latvian government published for Jewish tourists from other countries. ” (Yiddish Leksikon, 2017) . SUBJECTS: Latvia -- Civilization. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (NYPL, LOC, Harvard, HUC, UCL) (OCLC: 19306073) . Ex-library with usual markings. Light soiling to front wrapper. Pages browning with some damp stains in margins. Overall Good+ Condition. Scarce. (YID-40-54)
Stock number:40060.